7. Where It Is Common
The virus is common in West Africa
8. Discoverer
Peter Piot discovered the virus Ebola
Peter Piot discovered the Ebola virus in 1976 after researching for many years.
In his lab he had to test a container of a sick person's blood for Yellow Fever
and it ended up being Ebola
11. Interesting Facts
1. Exposure to any objects contaminated by infected bodily secretions and
fluids can also transmit the disease from person to person.
2. Without proper cleaning and sterilization of medical equipment, Ebola can
spread quickly.
3. Ebola was named after a river in the Republic Of The Congo
4. Ebola is not transmitted through food and water or any other liquids that you
drink
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